Wander This World
One would think that jumping into the pop-rock marketplace after being branded a blues player might confuse a 17-year-old guitar whiz. No way. Jonny Lang, with the lucid advice of ace producer David Z, understands the role of the blues as solid ground for someone who wants to take flight with intelligent, well-crafted music that has a wide audience. His second album's strengths lie with his gruffly appealing singing voice and his lean, razor-edged guitar phrases. The material is solid, with songs that range stylistically from the ingratiating funk number "I Am" (a hitherto unrecorded David Z and Prince composition), to the it-sure-sounds-like-a-rock-hit "Still Rainin'" (complete with thunderous chords and soulful female backup singers), to a griddle-hot take on the late Chicago blues guitarist Luther Allison's "Cherry Red Wine." All 12 songs are of a piece, tied together by Lang's unassailable musical integrity and his freshness of vision. And R&B master guitarist Steve Cropper is on hand in the Minneapolis recording studio to insure the soulful vibe. --Frank- John Hadley more
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Recent Reviews
- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-19-2008
- Bring back "The Kid"
After "Lie To Me", I thought I would buy anything this artist put out. 3 albums later, I'm regretting that decision. It started with this title. Did that trip to Memphis make him think he's Al Green? Did his guitar fall down and it can't...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-27-2008
- Don't betray the blues
Nothing is more depressing than an incredibly gifted blues musician playing pop music. Nothing against pop, but really, come on. Can you imagine Howling Wolf singing "yummy yummy yummy i've got love in my tummy", or Muddy Waters...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-04-2007
- Jonny Lang - His Best So Far
After hitting big time stardom with his previous effort Lang follows things up with another strong one. The album scored another big hit with the leadoff track "Still Rainin", but shows Lang moving in some new directions. Blues is...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-06-2007
- Beautiful blues rock
Johnny Lang is what--19 here? He's already one of the guitar legends and his voice isn't so bad, either. Admittedly, he's had some amazing help here--David Z produced this CD, but if he didn't have the chops that wouldn't have gotten...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-04-2007
- Jonny Lang - His Best So Far
After hitting big time stardom with his previous effort Lang follows things up with another strong one. The album scored another big hit with the leadoff track "Still Rainin", but shows Lang moving in some new directions. Blues is...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-16-2007
- Worthy Effort By A Blues Newcomer
I was a young musician once, so I try to be fair here. But hearing Lang will make most listeners long for older, more accomplished bluesmen. Still quite enjoyable and augurs well for a successful career By Jonny Lang.
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-19-2008
- Bring back "The Kid"
After "Lie To Me", I thought I would buy anything this artist put out. 3 albums later, I'm regretting that decision. It started with this title. Did that trip to Memphis make him think he's Al Green? Did his guitar fall down and it can't...
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